Job Description

HEAD OF FINANCIAL DELIVERY

Are you an Accountant with more than 5 years experience looking for your next career opportunity....look no further....

Ab2 is 100% designed and built for the accounting industry. We’re a vibrant, forward-thinking innovator committed to providing a full breadth of high-caliber education with a contemporary viewpoint, aligned to accounting expertise.

We provide finance qualifications, masterclasses, and short courses, 100% developed by accounting industry experts. Our courses are delivered using the latest accounting industry practices and technology to offer industry-best training solutions.

Our purpose is to take individual capabilities to the next level by elevating their knowledge and performance. We ensure accounting firms continue to maintain highly skilled professionals, enabling their firm to remain competitive and grow, because skills, knowledge, and experience make the difference between good and great teams – that’s the power of collective brilliance.

AB2 PART OF THE TOA GLOBAL GROUP

At TOA Global, we know exactly how to provide a great work environment and how important our employees are in serving our clients. Be part of our global team and discover why our workplace is where you should be! 100% dedicated to servicing the financial services industry, TOA Global has been providing talented and skilled offshore staff to firms across Australia, New Zealand, and North America since 2013.

TOA Global has become one of the largest employers of accountants and bookkeepers in the Philippines and is a proud equal opportunity employer, with a strong mission to make an impact in the community through our volunteerism and commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR).

We provide great salaries, work-life balance, unlimited training, internationally accredited development programs, awesome staff perks and benefits, and a values-centric environment where you will thrive.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Reporting to the Ab2 General Manager, as a member of the Ab2’s Leadership Team, the Head of Financial Delivery will be ultimately responsible in delivering financial education programs to increase technical capability of TOA Global team members.

You will be passionate about helping TOA Global Trainees, Accountants and Bookkeepers learn and grow whilst facilitating programs that engage learners and impact business.

Starting with a focus on curating and developing quality content to be a game changer in this industry, you will foster delivery excellence across people, process, and technology in support of our Net Promoter, Client Growth and Business Performance goals. Your day-to-day responsibilities will require you to demonstrate a diverse skillset in managing a fast-growing business, while also providing training, coaching and development initiatives.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Responsible for the financial education delivery to team members and clients.
• Day to day operational management of Pre-Hire program delivery for North America.
• Design, build, and curate programs addressing performance, skills, and/or behaviour gaps; provide solutions to improve business performance, increase retention and productivity, and develop leaders with contemporary, future focused skills for the finance and accounting industry.
• Consult with leadership and coordinate Ab2’s learning and development objectives and activities with applicable internal stakeholders on a regular basis to ensure responsiveness to Ab2’s needs.
• Create learner-centric programs that clients view as a valuable benefit and are embraced to increase the effectiveness of teams.
• Reporting, analysis, and performance improvement of the function.
• Role-model company values, culture, and service standards.
• Strong focus on innovation in design and delivery, including micro-learning, gamification, etc.
• Use creativity, innovation, and technology to engage clients in world-class learning experiences.
• Governance of academic curriculum aligned to the Ab2’s Strategic Plan.
• Reporting and evaluation of growth, effectiveness, and engagement metrics in support of the Ab2
• General Manager’s Board reporting responsibilities.

ABOUT YOU

You have loved being an Accountant and know what it takes to be amazingly efficient, effective, and productive for your clients, and you are now obsessed with applying your L&D expertise - for the impact Learning & Development can have on an Accounting and Bookkeeping business, it’s people and its clients. Our goal is to 'WOW' at every point and your technical expertise combined with your L&D prowess will help take us there.

Others would describe you as tenacious, goal-focused, and never satisfied with the status quo. You have an entrepreneurial spirit and a positive mental attitude. Your communication style is clear, concise, and compelling. You have already achieved great things, and you know how to build and inspire teams based on a culture of success you lead.

Ideally you have worked in the education sector, and you will proudly bring your Accounting/CPA qualifications to break new ground in this space. With our growth, there is a lot to build and get done, but you will have the support of the globally aligned executives and a passionate team.

Crucial to your success will be your track record and expertise in building and scaling L&D initiatives in a high-growth, rapidly adapting environment – focused on accountants, for accountants.

SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS

• 5-10+ years of experience as an Accountant.
• Thought leader in the science of Accounting, Bookkeeping & Finance.
• CPA preferred.
• Business-first orientation - “acts like an owner” in all they do.
• Qualitative expertise coupled with a proven, quantitative, measurement-based orientation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with high emotional intelligence and executive presence.
• Ability to effectively engage with and influence clients and colleagues at all levels of the organization and across functional/geographical lines.
• 5+ years of experience in a learning & development role.
• Knowledge of adult learning principles to develop effective and world-class learning experiences.
• Expertise in instructional design, learning content development, content curation and program management.
• Experience facilitating in-person and online training programs.
• Excellent presentation skills, including training design and delivery utilizing a variety of media.
• Demonstrated ability to leverage metrics and analytics in learning programs to drive effectiveness and impact.
• Knowledge of current trends and innovations in the areas of adult learning with experience successfully applying these learnings on a global scale.
• Fast, nimble, and comfortable with ambiguity; embraces a “speed wins” and “excellence over perfection” approach balanced with the ability to plan and then act.
• Demonstrated ability to use technology to execute strategy and measure results.
• Ability to think and plan strategically but follow through and act on tactical requirements needed.
• Good sense of humour, and a true enjoyment of the work.
• Accounting industry experience essential.

OUR VALUES

Daring to be different

We know people learn differently and we’re not known for conforming to the norm. We’re about creating innovative and impactful learning experiences that bring real change to student’s development, growth, and careers. They’re experiences that you won’t get anywhere else.

Future thinking, future learning

We’re thinking about the future workplace and skills required to maximise potential. We’re building learning to grow students in roles, for the next career step and more importantly to grow their minds.

Real experts, real results

Collectively we are a global team of experts in what we do. We’re focused on building learning that sets students up for achieving work, career and personal goals for industry and the real world.

Creating the WOW in learning

We don’t create boring learning and we pride ourselves on doing things before anyone else has thought about them. Our learning is designed with the student in mind and making learning stick. It’s about creating awesome learning for the student that can be done their way.

Support that stays

Our students are why we’re here and they’re at the forefront of everything we do. We think about how we can make it easier and better for a student to complete programs with us. Support is at every step of the way, even beyond the program.

Company Description

We offer a competitive remuneration structure commensurate with experience. We have an incredible team of motivated and energetic people who think creatively about solving the global issue of Talent.